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I got chills when I read the first words in the opening title crawl of Star Wars: The Force Awakens: “Luke Skywalker has vanished.” It took the entire duration of that film for us to discover where he went, but after 30 years, we finally learned that Luke (Mark Hamill) has been holed up on an oceanic planet called Ahch-To, the location of the first Jedi Temple.

But while he hasn’t been around other people in a long time, he hasn’t been completely alone. We know that there’s a race of cute penguin-looking creatures called porgs that have been hanging out with him, and now we’ve learned about a whole new batch of Ahch-To residents worth talking about.Read More »

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We recently learned that Adam Driver‘s cranky bad boy Kylo Ren would be getting a new ship called the TIE Silencer in Rian Johnson‘s upcoming sequel Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Now, it seems as if his master may be cruising the galaxy in a new ride as well. Supreme Leader Snoke’s name has been tied to a ship called a Mega Star Destroyer thanks to – what else? – a list for upcoming Star Wars toys.Read More »

With the home video release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 arriving this month, director James Gunn has been making the publicity rounds all over the place to talk about the Marvel Studios sequel. Just this weekend brought a far-out music video for the “Guardians Inferno” disco track from the film’s soundtrack, and you can see Gunn shaking his groove thing all over the place.

Thankfully, James Gunn was able to sit still for a little bit to talk about the developing cosmic movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 soundtrack the role that he wanted David Bowie to play before the musician sadly passed away, and how the Mary Poppins reference came to be included in the movie. Plus, “Guardians Inferno” star David Hasselhoff reveals he’s been trying to convince Gunn to tackle a Knight Rider reboot. Find out all about these tidbits below. Read More »

Say what you will about the idea of Disney remaking all of their classic animated movies, but at least they’re staffing those remakes with terrific actors. The latest examples? Oscar nominee Alfre Woodard (Luke Cage) and Captain America: Civil War actor John Kani have signed on for Jon Favreau‘s new version of Disney’s The Lion King. Hit the jump to learn more about The Lion King casting.Read More »

When the news came that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 would be arriving on home video this month, director James Gunnteased one wild special feature the likes of which had never been seen on any Marvel Studios movie before. That special feature has now arrived in its entirety online.

James Gunn created a Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 music video inspired by the original disco song “Guardians Inferno” by a group called The Sneepers, featuring none other than Star-Lord’s fictional father David Hasselhoff. This is a full fledged retro music video created in the same style as real hit disco songs from the 1970s, and it’s so weird and glorious. Watch it below! Read More »

Marvel Studios is notoriously secretive when it comes to their big screen endeavors, and when it comes to the next assembly of The Avengers, they’re not even trusting the cast members who play Earth’s mightiest heroes to keep their mouths shut.

Avengers: Infinity War is done shooting and production on Avengers 4 is underway. We’ve already gotten a taste of what The Avenger sequel will bring to the table next summer with the footage that played at both The D23 Expo and San Diego Comic-Con, but when it comes to hearing new details about the movie, we may not be able to rely on the cast members to accidentally spill secrets as often as they did before. That’s because directors Anthony & Joe Russo didn’t give their cast the entire Infinity War script and only provided them with the relevant pages and information they needed to effectively deliver the best performance. Read More »

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is coming to Digital HD on August 8th and will follow on Blu-ray and DVD on August 22nd. The home video release of the Marvel Studios sequel will be chock full of special features for fans to dig into, and some of those supplementary materials are making their way online in an effort to convince you to add it to your library.

This week, you can watch part of the Guardians of the Galaxy 2 gag reel, showing how hard of a time Sylvester Stallone has saying the word “Ravager” and how elegant Chris Pratt and Kurt Russell look flying on wires for the climactic battle. In addition, some footage of the recording sessions that Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel had to voice Rocket Raccoon and Baby Groot has surfaced online, and it’s pretty entertaining to watch. Read More »

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is coming home to Digital HD on August 8th, followed by Blu-ray and DVD on August 22nd. That means fans will soon be able to watch the cosmic sequel over and over again, digging for more easter eggs reference the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

One of those easter eggs that fans will surely want to get a closer look at is a particular credits scene that teases whats to come for our heroes in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and that’s a credits scene that introduces the Marvel Comics character known as Adam Warlock. However, fans almost didn’t get to see that scene in the final cut of the movie. Thankfully, director James Gunn fought to keep the scene in the movie. Read More »

Disney’s live-action Aladdin movie cast has just grown by two. Director Guy Ritchie‘s take on the 1992 animated classic has found its Jafar in an up-and-coming actor and cast former Saturday Night Live breakout Nasim Pedrad in a brand new role that’s been invented specifically for this film. Read on for everything we know so far.Read More »

James Gunn is currently hard at work crafting the third film of the Guardians of the Galaxytrilogy, which is supposed to be the conclusion of the Guardians team as we know it. And while the script hasn’t been nailed down yet, and an official release date has yet to be announced, it certainly looks like the plan is to release Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 in Summer 2020. Let’s take a look at what director James Gunn said to make me believe this.